Awesome Hallmark deal - Free Greeting card

I'm so excited. I just finished making my personalized Hallmark card. You can pick from any of the cards on their website. You personalize the card for your occasion. You can either have Hallmark send the card to you or they will mail it directly to the recipient. Go to the website here, and use the promo code TRIAL.

I decided to make a card for my Father-in-law's birthday. Hallmark had special NFL birthday cards, and as he is an avid Dallas Cowboys fan I couldn't resist making the Cowboys card for him. The only problem is that his birthday isn't for a couple of weeks. I thought I was going to have to send the card to myself and then mail it off to him. Inevitably, I would receive it and it would gradually fall down my to-do-list until it was after his birthday. But thanks to the fine people at Hallmark, they allow you to schedule when the card should be mailed. I completed my purchase $3.49 for the card and $0.42 for shipping. The total was $3.91. I entered the promo code TRIAL and the amount was back down to $0. That's right, I didn't have to enter a credit card or even have to pay for a stamp. Yea!!! A free birthday card.

DFW Deal - $4 Texas Rangers tickets on 4/4

Ok, so it is only an exhibition game with the KC Royals, but it is a cheap way to take your family to experience the Ballpark at Arlington. Tickets are discounted to $4 and so is parking. Here's the link to purchase tickets.

Remember your camera, as nothing is cuter than a kid at their first baseball game.

More deals:

The Coca-Cola Family pack

Sponsored in part by 98.7 KLUVCoca-Cola Total Family Tickets include four tickets, four jumbo hot dogs, four Coca-Cola soft drinks, and one general parking pass. Plus, kids 13 & under receive unlimited play in the Sports Park.
Upper Reserved: $60 ($15/person)
Lower Reserved: $80 ($20/person)
Corner Box: $100 ($25/person)
Excludes April 6, May 25-27, July 4, July 20-22, and August 14-16.

Ranger "RED" out Weekend

Purchase tickets regularly-priced up to $33 FOR ONLY $10 to the first weekend series of the season against the Kansas City Royals, April 17-19. On Friday, Big Bang Friday Fireworks will debut. Saturday, the first 7,500 kids 13 and under will receive a red Josh Hamilton jersey, compliments of Dreyer's, and all fans will receive red Rangers caps from FOX Sports Southwest on Sunday. Enter RED as the coupon code.

Free Kid Tuesday

Tickets for kids 13 & under are free in all seating sections for Tuesday home games, excluding May 26, June 16, and July 21. One free child ticket is available with every full-price adult ticket purchased. Excludes All You Can Eat Seats.

Get more detail on these deals and others like them here.

***Remember kids under 36 inches tall do not need a ticket as long as they sit on a parent's lap.

Another coupon for 25% off at Container Store (ends April 13, 2009)

Follow this link to get your 25% off coupon.

Free Rachel Ray Cookbook

If you purchased an item from one of Rachel's sponsors you can send away for her free Big Orange Cookbook. The sponsors include: Snyder's of Hanover, Funjet Vacation, Crocs and Pepperidge Farms Puff Pastry. Get more information on the deal here. Remember, the offer is while supplies last, so be sure to hurry.

Potager - Pay what you think your lunch was worth

A new restaurant opened in Arlington, TX, Potager. It has only been open a couple of months and I typically wouldn't be excited to head off to Arlington, but I am intrigued by Potager. The restaurant is based on gourmet fresh organic meals and draws comparisons to One World Cafe in Salt Lake City. Basically, the ever-changing menu is prepared and customers are served as much as they can eat. At the end of your meal you fill an envelope with the amount you feel the meal was worth. This is a very interesting concept, especially with the economy the way it is. The restaurant is getting about $7 for each individual meal and currently only serving lunch. Here's a link for more info.
I love helping out good independent restaurants and am excited to try this one. The concept is a little difficult for me to understand, as I am sure there are people who pay very very little to nothing at all (especially as they are located by a college campus), but I'm excited to try it out and be one of the customers who rewards a good meal. Anyone interested in lunch???

Dillard's handbag trade-in event

Dillard's is having their annual handbag trade-in event. (Apparently Coach is included, but I have yet to try out this specific deal yet, so I can't confirm). Here's the basics:
1. Clean out your old purse and donate it at your local Dillards.
2. In return you can receive up to $50. The $50 off is based on the purchase of a wallet or purse over $200. Not to worry, if you want a cheaper purse you can save on that too, but the cheapest purse you can get and still save is $50-$75 which will allow you to get $15 off.
Read here for all the details.

Gifts in my inbox - A Special Birthday Post

So, I recently celebrated my birthday. Throughout the year I have signed up with different restaurants to receive special coupons, promotions or deals. Well, every year around my birthday free offers start to roll into my inbox. Here's what I received this year:

Red Robin - Free burger. (Sign up here.)
Texas de Brazil - Complimentary dinner w/purchase of dinner.(Sign up here.)
Maggiano's - $10 off. (Sign up here.)
Sweet Tomatoes/Souplantation - Free meal w/purchase of dinner and 2 beverages. (Sign up here.)
Genghis Grill - Free Genghis Grill Birthday Bowl (not unlimited). (Sign up here.)
Champps - Free slice of Mile High Ice Cream Pie. (Sign up here.)
Melting Pot - Free Chocolate Fondue with purchase of 2 entrees. (Sign up here.)
Sephora - Free lip gloss set (no purchase necessary).(Sign up here.)
Texas Roadhouse - Free appetizer or sidekick of ribs.(Sign up here.)
Ben and Jerry's - Free Ice Cream Cone. (Sign up in store)
Sketchers - Free shipping code. (Sign up here.)

***Several of these clubs also offer a free gift/meal for joining, so you won't have to wait until your birthday to enjoy all of these great offers.

10% off coupon for Lowe's

Fill out the form (at this link) and receive your 10% off coupon (up to $5,000) today!!!

Petsmart Coupons

I've used this deal a few times in the past year and love it. Pet food rarely goes on a great sale and we use a ton of food and litter for our cats. I use the $15 off a $50 purchase coupons to build a monthly long supply. The coupon is $5 off a $25, $10 off a $40 and $15 off a $50. This particular coupon expires 3/29/09 so be sure to get to Petsmart this weekend. Get the coupon here.

A list of great printable coupons

$3/1 Johnson and Johnson Bedtime Formula Lotion and Bodywash. I got a bottle of the bodywash for $0.49 after coupon at Target. The bodywash and lotion are currently on sale at Target for $3.49. Get coupon here.

$2/1 Aveeno product. I'm sure you could get some almost free chapstick, but we use the Aveeno lotion for our son. The lotion is on sale for $3.49 at Target for the lotion and $5.49 for the hair and body wash. I got the lotion for $1.49 after using the $2/1 coupon here.

I was able to pick up some cheap Johnson and Johnson products too. I got a bottle of the Head to Toe baby wash. It's on sale at Target for $2.19. After my $1/1 Johnson and Johnson product, I got it for just $1.19. Also, I got some free Johnson and Johnson Buddies bars of soap. The soap is $0.97. You can you an assortment of coupons for these. Either the $3/3, $2/2 or $1/1, it's up to how many you need and the quantity available at your local stores. (The following links are for Internet Explorer users, some might work with FireFox, but FF can be a little more difficult).
$1/1 J&J Buddies product (here).
$2/2 J&J Buddies products (here).
$3/3 J&J Buddies products (here).

Some New Deals

Sorry for the delay in posting, but I was on a little birthday vacation. So here are some new deals I stumbled upon:

Super Target:
Free Bread or close to free bread: Print off the $1/1 Target Bread coupon here. You can use this coupon on the mini loaves which are $0.99 or on the full french bread loaves which are $1.52.

Cheap potatoes: I noticed that some Super Target stores had different prices on the 5 lb bag of potatoes. One of my local stores had them for $1.49 and two of them had the potatoes for $5.99. Needless to say I got the $1.49 bag of potatoes and used the $1/1 target coupon here. So 5 lbs of potatoes for $0.49.

Cheap applesauce: The Mott's applesauce 4 and 6 packs at my local targets were $1.69. In addition to plain applesauce, they had no sugar added blueberry, strawberry and peach. I used the $1/1 supertarget coupon here and the $0.55 printable manufacturer's coupon here to get a 6 pack for $0.14.

Cheap Cheetos: At the checkout stand are the large snack size back of Cheetos. They are $1.29. Use the $1/1 Cheetos coupon here and you have a large snack size bag for $.29.

Cheap Meat: The Sutton and Dodge Target brand meat is in a variety of cuts and prices. I got a boneless NY Strip for $1.98 after the $2/1 coupon (link). On my subsequent trips I picked up a 3 pack of round of eye steaks for $1.48 and a chuck roast for $.03 (you read that write, it was originally $2.03 before coupon.

Cheap razors: Ok, so for this deal you need coupons from Sunday's paper. There is a $4/1 Schick Intuition razor coupon and a $4/1 Schick Quattro razor coupon. The razors are currently on sale at Target for $6.99. Buy both razors and use both coupons in one transaction and you will pay $6 and get a $5 gift card back. So you get 2 razors for $1, though you can't use the giftcard on this purchase. The only trouble you might have with this deal is finding the razors.

Janie and Jack Friends and Family March 27 - 29th

Save 25% off with Janie and Jack's Friends and Family coupon, good Friday March 27th thru Sunday March 29th. The online code is JJFRIEND. You can sign up to get their emails and they will send you the coupon for in-store use. Sign up here.

Free Thomas the Engine Train at Toys R Us

Print off the coupon here and take it into Toys R Us for your free Thomas train.

Vegas Deals

Paris Las Vegas, a AAA 4-Diamond award winner for 9 consecutive years, has reduced its rates over the following dates:

$50 on 30 Sunday-Thursday dates in June and July (reg. $129)
Most other midweek dates through July start at $10 more
Most weekends are just $75-$100 (reg. $250)

See more info at this link.

For all those elite AMEX members, the following is an amazing deal.
2 nights FREE at Wynn Las Vegas for AMEX Platinum or Black card members + free breakfast and lunch credit
American Express is offering 2 nights free stay at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas for all its platinum and black card members. As some of you may know , additional card holders have an entire different acct. # and additional cost to get so you can use your amex card for 2 night and your spouse or whoever the other joint is can book another room for another 2 nights.

You have to call your amex platinum/black travel for this deal , amex will be the one booking the Wynn hotel for you and I think it ends sometime in mid April.
You must be platinum or black cardholder to qualify for this deals. hope this helps someone.

You ALSO get $30 breakfast credit (per day) and $45 lunch credit (one time)!!! And its good for up to 2 person so that makes $60 breakfast credit per morning and $90 lunch credit.

Thanks Ailing419.

25% off at Juicy Couture Friends and Family Mar 19-22

Print off the coupon here, and get 25% of your purchase at Juicy Couture stores. I highly recommend their tracksuits and perfume.

Thanks eclipse0122

$50 in Free Groceries - Dallas Area only

UPDATE: Stephanie - I finally got around to posting the picture of my shopping excursion. All these grocery were free, including some great cloth grocery bags.

The Newflower Farmer's Market will be opening up a new location March 18, 2009. I went to the opening of their Plano location which was originally called Sunflower, but was later renamed because of another Texas store with a similar name. Sharon and I braved the cold and dodged the TV cameras as we waited for the store to open. We were given breakfast, a sunflower, a range of grand opening specials and best of all a grocery bag filled with $50 worth of free stuff. Also, all your groceries purchased on opening day (or at least in the morning) are put in reusable cloth bags. So with another store opening, I'm getting ready to brave the elements again, this time with my friend Lissa.

Here's the scoop:

The Dallas location's grand opening festivities begin at 6:30 a.m. in front of the store with complimentary breakfast items and a special garland cutting ceremony. The store is located at 1800 N. Henderson Avenue at Lewis Street.
Doors will open immediately after the garland cutting at 7 a.m. The first 200 customers on opening day will receive a FREE reusable shopping bag filled with Newflower's healthy groceries, valued at over $50, with any in-store purchase. Customers are encouraged to arrive early, as the line typically forms hours before the store opening at 7a.m.
Enjoy fun, food and great giveaways all day long, as well as free samples from virtually every Newflower department! Additionally, guests can enjoy complimentary chair massages to relieve tired muscles. From 11am to 6 p.m., the grill will sizzle for an on-site barbeque, featuring free samples of all-natural Harris Ranch beef.

$3 off on any Gerber & $5 Nestle Good Start Formula

In an attempt to save money I have started paying more attention to printable coupons. This is a great coupon as it is $3 off any gerber snack products. So fill you basket with $3 of Gerber baby food, Gerber Graduate food and/or Gerber snacks (which isn't hard, as expensive baby/toddler food is) and head to the check out to save $3 with your coupon. All you have to do is click on this link and complete a pledge. This isn't a monetary pledge, mine was to provide Riley with healthy choices so he can grow up strong and healthy. After you submit your pledge you will be directed to a set of 4 buttons, one of which is for $8 worth of coupons ($5 off Nestle Good Starts Formula and $3 Gerber food and snacks). Since we don't use formula anymore I just printed off the Gerber.

Free Arby's Roast Burger with purchase of drink

My husband tried out this deal today and had a great lunch for the price of a drink.....before he decided to order another burger. Thanks to the employee's error, he only paid $3.69 (the regular price for the burger), but typically the deal will be around $1.50 for drink and one burger. He is an avid Arby's fan and was excited to try the Bleu Cheese burger (typically his favorite at normal burger joints) and the Cheddar Burger. Surprisingly, the Cheddar Burger won this scientific taste test that required getting two burgers. Overall, he said the meal was a solid performer and he plans to go back again before the coupon expires. Enjoy your own roast burger, get your coupon here.

Magazine Deals

I've been trying to hunt down a deal on US Weekly. Last year I got several subscriptions from discountmags.com, including 2 for US weekly(one as a gift to my sister and one for me). I was able to get a full year of US weekly for under $10 and now I am addicted to my once a week magazine. I so look forward to going to the mailbox on Thursday, knowing that tucked neatly inside will be my trashy gossip mag. Who broke up with who, who's in a feud, who made a fashion faux pas and speculation on who is pregnant............it's a guilty pleasure right up there with reality TV. In addition, I got some cheap magazine like Shape and Self (for me) and Men's Health and Men's Fitness (for my hubby). So here are the current deals I was able to track down.

DiscountMags.com has a few good deals on magazine subscriptions (new or renewals).

Items of interest:
ESPN (26 issues, includes access to ESPN insider) $3.50 with coupon SPRINGESPN
Men's Fitness (10 issues) $3.50 with coupon SPRINGMF
Shape (12 issues) $3.50 with coupon SPRINGSHAPE
Women's Health (10 issues) $5 with coupon DMWH5

Other deals to consider with item-specific coupons:
Men's Health (10 issues) $11 with coupon MENSH11
Consumer Reports (13 issues) $20 with coupon CR20
Us Weekly (52 issues) $30 with coupon CELEBRITY
OK! Magazine (51 issues) $30 with coupon CELEBRITY

Coupon code SAVE20 also gives 20% off most other magazines on the site. Apply the coupon codes on the cart page to get the prices listed, this is good for multiple years too.

Thanks hypoh, I love a slick deal.

Ready to Hunt Old Navy coupons???

They took the site down to hide coupons and it should be back up shortly. Good Luck!!Here's the link.

UPDATE: (7:28 CST) The site is still not up, but is getting hammered. If you were able to enter the site through the secured server (https) you were able to see the ad, but unable to get a valid coupon. Hopefully it loads soon, as I am tired of refreshing the page.

Central Market Foodie Find Deal

With the purchase of a whole rotisserie chicken ($7.98), you will get a free french baguette and family size caeser salad. This is available via in-store coupon, but you can print of this newsletter evidencing the deal in case they are out of coupons or you get a checker who is unaware of the deal. Follow this link.

GAP friends and family starts on March 12th

The GAP family of stores (Gap, BananaRepublic, Old Navy and Piperlime) is offering 30% off during their Friends & Family event. It's called Give & Get because for every purchase you make, GAP will give 5% of the amount you spend to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; and in thanks, you get a 30% discount on your total purchase. The event is 4 days only March 12-15th. Click here for link to coupon.

Get Glamourous!!!

As part of Glamour's 70th Anniversary, you can get a full year subscription for $1.50. This offer is good through March 15, 2009. Sign up now at this link.

Free Mongolian Wok Stir Fry at Genghis Grill

With my birthday coming up I'm starting to get a full inbox of free offers. Head over to the Genghis Grill website (Click here) and sign up for a free stir fry bowl on your next visit. If you haven't been you are missing out on a fun meal.

Aveda deal

I signed up for this today. Normally, I wait to participate in a deal before blogging about it, but I'm not sure if the birthday deal will be sent to me this month (I love my March birthday) or if I will have to wait a whole year.

So, here's the deal. Register at Aveda and you will instantly receive a coupon for a free sample of Color Conserve. Also, you will be entered into the birthday club and get a free personal blends Pure-fume or body product ($25 value), which is custom blended with the aroma of your choice. Sign up here.

More diaper deals

Coupons.com has reset the $5/1 and $3/1 Huggies coupons. So if you printed these last week, you can go out there and print two more. If you didn't get a chance to print them out this week, you can still get in on this deal.

Extra bonus. Head out to redplum.com, as they also have the $5/1 and $3/1 Huggies coupons.

So by visiting these sites you can get 4 sets of the coupons. Use the coupons in combination with the Target coupon peelies for free wipes or this weeks Walgreens deal. (Check back for more details on the Walgreen's deal tomorrow). Upromise members, remember to register for your ecoupon at the Upromise site to earn an extra $1.

Old Navy

Looks like the new ad is up. Go hunt for the coupons now!!!

Free Cheeseburger or appetizer at Champps

In the mail today, my husband received a free $10 gift card from Champps. Not sure how or why, so I decided to check out their web page. If you follow this link, you can sign up and receive a email coupon for a free cheeseburger or appetizer. I got my email immediately. The coupon expires two weeks from the date you join. Champps is a great sports bar and actually has really good food. This deal is just in time for March Madness, so sign-up today.

$2 off coupon for Aveeno

$2 off any Aveeno product.(bricks coupon). Click here.

Old Navy Coupons

I've been stalking the site all day (well, when not cleaning my garage). I noticed they just took down the site to do some work, so hopefully we will have new coupons coming soon. Keep checking the site, at this link.

Coupon for Free Rachel's yogurt

Follow this link and sign-up for a free coupon for Rachel's yogurt. Rachel's has some pretty unique flavors and always looks intriguing, so print this coupon and try it today.

Some delicious oatmeal for $1.

So while having a relaxing day of getting an oil change, a pedicure and lunch with good friends, I tried some of the best steel cut oatmeal. Jamba Juice is offering it's oatmeal for just a buck. You have your choice of fruit topping. I selected the fresh banana, which was exception when in combination with the brown sugar crumble. Hmmm, just thinking about it makes me hungry for more oatmeal. Sadly, the oatmeal is only served until 11am, so I guess I will have to wait for breakfast. Click here for a coupon, though I didn't need it when I went.

Dunkin Donuts Deal

At Dunkin’ Donuts there’s a new 99-cent Daily Deal special, and it comes with a free travel mug that can be refilled at any store for 99 cents. Here is a breakdown of the daily deals:
Mondays: egg and cheese on an English muffin
Tuesdays:two doughnuts
Wednesdays: bagel and cream cheese
Thursdays: a muffin
Fridays: hash browns
Saturdays: five “Munchkins”(doughnut holes)
Sundays: 10-ounce lattes

Not sure if this is the Dallas area only (but a travel mug could easily be sent to a special Boston follower!!).

Thanks for finding this deal Sharon.

Free movie ticket - Houston Area

Studio Movie Grill is opening a new location in the new City Center near the Beltway. Sign up for their E-News using this link. They will immediately send you an email with a free ticket attached on the bottom. Can be used at City Center or Copperfield locations, expires 04/30/09.

Dillyeo deal - Free $20 gift card

I signed up for this last night, but it appears the deal is still on. Click here and get your free gift card. Hurry, the deal ands at 11:59 tonight CST. You will receive the gift card codes by Noon CST on Wednesday, March 4, if not sooner, and they will last until Saturday, March 7 at 11:59 p.m. CST.

Deals at Sea World - San Antonio

Sea World San Antonio - Entire Year of Visits for a Single-day Admission Ticket

SeaWorld San Antonio announced a new Fun Card ticket program that gives guests an entire year of visits for the price of a single-day admission ticket. The amusement and water park also introduced three new shows for the 2009 season and donated the first 1,000 Fun Cards to the Boys & Girls Club of San Antonio. The new Fun Cards are available for $46.99 for children ages 3-9 and $54.99 for adults. Children under 3 are free. Here's the link.

Old Navy coupon site

Old Navy has created a site with printable coupons hidden throughout. I was going to post this earlier in the week, but I was out of town. The site is going to be updated weekly. This first weeks coupons went quick, but the coupons were easy to obtain for the slickiest of deal-seeker. You might want to bookmark this site.

The Coupon Code Breakdown:
5% (unlimited)
10% (unlimited)
15% (25,000 unique codes)
20% (25,000 unique codes)
$10 off $100 (5000 unique codes)
$50 off $100 (3500 unique codes)
$75 off $100 (1000 unique codes)

Be on the look out for more updates on this deal. I hear they are expecting the new codes to update on Thursday!

Discounts on Universal Orlando 1 and 2 day tickets

Prices with the special link and code below are:
* 1-Day/1-Park Adult or Child: $49.99 plus tax (compare with gate prices of$75 adult/$63 child, plus tax)
* 1-Day/2-Park Adult or Child: $64.99 plus tax (compare with gate prices of$89.99 adult/$79.99 child, plus tax)
* 2-Day/2-Park Adult: $75.00 plus tax (compare with gate price of $119.99,plus tax) * 2-Day/2-Park Child: $63.00 plus tax (compare with gate price of $109.99,plus tax)
To order, use this link.
Then enter code BACKDROP. You can have the tickets mailed to you for FREE, or print them out instantly for a fee of $1.75.
The 1-Day tickets don't seem to have an expiration. The 2-Day/2-Park tickets expire 30 days after first use or in full on 12/15/09, and they also include admission to the paid entertainment venues of Universal CityWalk for seven consecutive calendar days beginning and including the first day that any portion of the ticket is used.

Thanks for the deal Lissa.

Extra money for Upromise Diners

If you don't have a Upromise account, you should open one now. It's a great way to save for college for your children or even pay off your own student loans. It's a free program and an easy way to save without being burden with coupons, etc. You just link up your credit cards, shopping reward cards, etc and start earning on what you already buy today. Check out the website here.

If you are already a Upromise member and have signed up for the preferred diners program (which is also free), then not only will you save the normal 4-8% for dining with select restaurants, but you can earn an extra $1 by completing a survey of each of your dining experiences. It is a very simple and short survey. It's a great and delicious way to add to your college savings. Check it out here.